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SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I (December 2022)

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The S.S. Central America Artifacts Auction catalog has 268 pages of detailed treasure stories about the people, jewelry, gold, and goods onboard the famous "Ship of Gold" that sank off the North Carolina coast in 1857 with tons of gold on board. While the coins and nuggets have already been sold and are in thousands of collections around the world, the artifacts are only just now being released, and are presented for the first time in a two-part sale in December 2022 and February 2023. Online auction platforms do not carry the wealth of information found in our printed catalog, inclusive of three-dimensional photographs of the items on the seafloor and a map where many artifacts were discovered. Order your limited-edition printed catalogs today and enjoy the fascinating world of the S.S. Central America treasure.

Part A of this December auction includes artifacts recovered from the actual shipwreck of the S.S. Central America.
Part B, starting with Lot 2000, offered the same day, presents some of the best California and Alaska Gold Rush material ever assembled for auction.

Fred Holabird
Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC

AUCTION SCHEDULE

Part A  - S.S.Central America Artifacts
(Lots 1000-1271)

Ships Provisions (Lots 1000-1080)
Passenger Possessions (Lots 1081-1249)
The Business of Gold (Lots 1250-1271)

Part B -  Gold Rush Era Collectibles
(Lots 2000-2276)

Gold Specimens (Lots 2000-2069)
Mining Ephemera; Jewelry; Rare Books & More (Lots 2079-2276)
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Gold Poke, S.S. Central America Treasure [150876]1270 - Gold Poke, S.S. Central America Treasure [150876]
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Small leather gold bag recovered in 2014 from the Purser's safe of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 7" long, 2" in diameter, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to u*c for (2,300.00 + 460.00BP) = 2,760.00
 
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Madonna and Child, White Statue [158837]1084 - Madonna and Child, White Statue [158837]
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Madonna and Child white statue recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. It appears to be alabaster, 4.5" ...
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Estimate : 200.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (2,200.00 + 440.00BP) = 2,640.00
 
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Gold Ring - Interlocking Hearts, S.S. Central America Treasure [152378]1102 - Gold Ring - Interlocking Hearts, S.S. Central America Treasure [152378]
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Gold ring recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #23, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 8, with two horizontally
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to d*******f for (2,200.00 + 440.00BP) = 2,640.00
 
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Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160103]2026 - Crystalline Gold on Quartz [160103]
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Australian crystalline gold on quartz. 43.42 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (2,200.00 + 440.00BP) = 2,640.00
 
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Double-Spouted Pitcher, S.S. Central America [159084]1034 - Double-Spouted Pitcher, S.S. Central America [159084]
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Double-spouted, white ceramic pitcher recovered from the S.S. Central America. It is 11 inches tall, 5.25 inches in diameter at the base, and 6 inches
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Estimate : 400.00 and UP
Sold to R********3 for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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Ship Timbers with Brass Spikes and Bolts [156858]1044 - Ship Timbers with Brass Spikes and Bolts [156858]
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Two spectacular artifacts from the S.S. Central America ship's hull. 13 x 9" degraded wood timber showing splintering, surface erosion from...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to b*****1 for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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W.G. Berry's Comb, Inscribed 1857 [158848]1095 - W.G. Berry's Comb, Inscribed 1857 [158848]
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An incredible discovery within the artifacts recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, found by Bob Evans immediately upon retrieval from the
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to F********e.. for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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Gold Ring - Engraved: SE, S.S. Central America Treasure [152366]1100 - Gold Ring - Engraved: SE, S.S. Central America Treasure [152366]
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Gold ring recovered in 2014 from a trench between Coin Pile #2 and Coin Pile #9 in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. I
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to g******n for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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Gold Ring, Missing Stone, S.S. Central America Treasure [152390]1111 - Gold Ring, Missing Stone, S.S. Central America Treasure [152390]
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Gold ring recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #4, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 8.0, with an open bezel f
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Estimate : 500.00 and UP
Sold to p*****S for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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Gold Nugget Lapel Pin with White Quartz Inclusions, S.S. Central America Treasure [146622]1122 - Gold Nugget Lapel Pin with White Quartz Inclusions, S.S. Central America Treasure [146622]
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Pinback recovered in 2014 from an unspecified coin pile in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is made of a single go
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Estimate : 1,000.00 and UP
Sold to F*****a for (2,100.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,520.00
 
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